Spring-wheel.



G. F. JONES.

SPRING WHEEL.

APPLIOATION FILED $312.21, 1913.

151 1 8,492, Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

GRANZDVILLE .F. JONES, or nxnrnn, NEBRASKA, assrenbn or ONE-FOURTH T0 PERCY c. znrerinnnnn 01\TE-.FOURTI-1-TO JULIA A. znlennnrno'rn or Exnrnn, NEBRASKA.

To; all :whom it may concern a Be itknown that I, GRANDVILLE F. Jones, a citizenof the Unlted States, residlngat .Exeter, in the county of Fillmore and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and use ful SpringWheel, of which. the following is a specification. i

One object of this. invention is to provide a resilient wheel in which the rimis connected with the hub by a series of springs, there be ing spokes fixed upon the rim and a spoke holder connected with the spokes, the spoke holder and the spokes constituting a rigid. structure, adapted to come into contactwith the hub when the springs yield, thereby limiting the movement of the rim with respect to the hub, under the action of the springs.

Another object ofthe invention isto provide a novel resilient. structure for ]yield- WVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the detailsof construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment 'of invention herein disclosed canbe ma de within the scope of whatfis claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 shows the invention in side elevation, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section of the spoke holder and attendant parts; Flgud 1s a sectional detail of a portion of the means whereby the movement of the spoke holder is controlled anddirectedg and Fig. 5 is a fragmental elevation of the rim.

The wheel herein disclosed comprises a hub which is a composite structure, the hub comprising a tubular bearing lprovided intermediate its ends with a projecting flange 2. Outstanding beyondthe peripm ery of the flange 2 and preferably formed integrally with the flange and with the tu- SPRING-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NGV. 24,1914. Application filed February 21, 1913. Serial No. 749,967.

bular bearing 1 is a web 3, terminated at its periplieryiii an annular extension 4t. exited-opposite to the extension 4t and cooperating therewith is a ring 5, removably assembled with; an annular hub plate 6 which fits over one end of the tubular bearing 1. Screws 7 or other connecting elenientsadapted to a like end, are employed for holding the hub plate 0 upon the flange 2 of the bearing 1. i

[Bearing rings 8 are provided, the web 3 aiidthe annular hub plate 6 being recessed LO- i l to receivethese bearing rings. One bearing i ring Sylies within the annular extension t and the other bGltlfllllgl'lllg 8 lies within the ring 5. As shown most clearly in Fig. 4, the bearing r ngs Sare provided with laterally extended piiis 9 registering slidably in;

openings inthc annular hub plateh and in i the web \Thcsepins 9 permit the bearing r ngs S1130 be ad usted toward and away. from the median plane of. the wheel. The

bearing rings 8 are provided upon their inner surfaces with facings 10 which may be fashioned from hard steel. The bearing rings 8 areadjustcd toward and. a *ay from the median plane of the wheel by means of set screws 11, thesetscrews 11. being threaded into the web 3 and into the annular hub the sliding movement of the spoke ring.

with respect to the bearing 1. The hearing 1 is surrounded by a resilient buffer 14.. Then the rim portion of the wheel is under sufficient stress, the spoke ring 12 is brought into abutment with the buffer 14.

Inclosing the bearing rings 8 (see Fig. 2 are auxiliary rings 15. The inner faces of the auxiliary rings 15 carry packing rings 16, which may be fashioned from leather or the like. transversely of the same, are tubular casings 17 containing compression springs 18. These springs 18 bear against the auxiliary rings 15 and force the auxiliary rings 15 in opposite directions, away from the median plane of the wheel, so that the packing rings Secured to the spoke ring 19, y

16 cooperate, respectively, With the exten' sion 4- and With the ring 5, a dust tight oint being thereby effected. An oil cup 19 may be located upon any desired portion of the Wheel hub, say, for instance, upon the annular hub plate 6. The oil cup 19 discharges within the Wheel and serves to lubricate the spoke ring 12 during its movement transversely of the bearing 1. I

Projecting from the spoke ring 12 are rigid spokes 20 received in sockets 21, the sockets 21 being secured to a main rim sec .tion 22, the section 22 being provided in its tread as shown in Fig. 5, "with lugs 23 registering in corresponding recesses formed in an auxiliary rim section 21, to the-end that the rim sections may not have relative circumferential movement. The section 2% is provided with ears 25 adapted to receive bolts 26 or the like, \vhereby the rim sections 22 and 2-4; are secured together. The tire 27, Which may be of any desired form, is supported by the rim sections 22 and 2-12. The sockets 21 are adapted to slide upon the spokes 20 toward the hub of the Wheel,,the construction being such that the rim may be brought into alinement With the spokes 20, whereupon, the sockets 21 may he slid outwardly, toward the ends of the spokes and be secured to the main rim section Resilient structures connect the hub with the rim, upon both sides of the spokes 20. But one o1 these structures Will bedescribed in detail. The tubular bearing 1 is provided with a plurality of shouiders 28, the outer faces of Which extend tangentially of the Wheel. To the shoulders 28 are secured the inner arms of oppositely curved springs 30, the outer arms of which are secured to saddles 32, Which in turn are con nected to the Wheel rim. The arms 29 and 31 or" each spring upon one side of the Wheel lie in a plane Which intersects the plane in Which are located the arms 29 and 31 of the spring upon the opposite side of the In practical operation, the springs serve to hold the rim yieldingly in place with respect to the hub, but, under an excessive strain, the spoke holding ring 12 Will come into abutment with the yieldable butter 1% and thus the strain Will be carried into the rigid spokes 20, the springs being relieved from the strain. V The device is so constructed that it may be set up and taken down readily, the desired resiliency, coupled With the secondary necessary rigidity, being afforded.

Having thus'described the invention, What is'claimed is': l

A spring Wheel comprising a hub; a rim; and springs connecting the hub and the rim, the springs each comprising alined, straight, end portions, the end portions of the respective springs being disposed tangentiallyof the hub and in intersecting planes, the springs comprisingopen, intermediate loops disposed approximately parallel to the median plane of the Wheel and overlapped circumferentially of the Wheel.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. 7

GRANDVILLE F. JONES.

itnesses T. B. FAnMnn, U W. J. HILDREK'PH.

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